ostensively

adverb

Definition of ostensivelynext
as in seemingly
to all outward appearances he stops by his old office periodically, ostensively just to say "hi"

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostensively
  1. seemingly
  2. apparently
  3. ostensibly
  4. supposedly
  5. evidently
  6. presumably
Adverb
  • Heading into the second half of a season where seemingly nothing has gone right, the 49ers are doubling down.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • The project was daunting: the powerful steel company seemingly has strong influence in the area and has shown little interest in accommodating outsiders.
    Will Tizard, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of seemingly
Adverb
  • The man fended off multiple attempts by the officers to grab his wrists and one attempt to put handcuffs on his right wrist before one of the officers started striking him, apparently with a closed fist, and then used a stun gun at least three times, the body camera video shows.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Novak Djokovic will skip the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy and apparently look forward to 2025.
    Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of apparently
Adverb
  • But any law that would overturn the 2015 ruling would ostensibly overturn the 2013 ruling too.
    Kate Sosin, Them, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The result would be reported numbers that were ostensibly compare across companies but really wouldn’t be due to different choices in how to measure a specific data item.
    Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of ostensibly
Adverb
  • Scott, the old pro, knows how to give these scenes a vicious vitality that overcomes any thoughts about how the Romans supposedly got live sharks in the water.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
  • In a race supposedly too close to call, the surprise wasn't that Trump won, which was always an obvious possibility, but how quickly the results took shape — this was supposed to take days, remember.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of supposedly
Adverb
  • His good friend, director Sacha Gervasi, and podcast host Rich Roll evidently think so.
    Peter White, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Some stations evidently weren’t happy about running the ad.
    Mia Sato, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of evidently
Adverb
  • Competitive dynamics in the schizophrenia space will presumably bring about changes that offer opportunities and pose challenges to Cobenfy’s sponsor, Bristol Myers Squibb.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The Raiders have cleaned house in terms of their offensive coaching staff, and Turner will now advise that staff presumably.
    James Brizuela, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of presumably
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“Ostensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostensively. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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